"I run my Handsome Speedy as a 1x (8or9 depending on the wheelset) and never care too much about cross chaining or anything else on it. It might wear my chain a tad faster, but it is only going to be used for a season anyway. $15 toss a new one on and forget it for another year."
The concern about cross-chaining seems a bit overdone. I don't hesitate to use all 8 cogs from the middle ring on my triple (I don't spend much time on the smaller ones but don't worry about it either). Assuming a single ring set-up uses roughly the mid-position, there shouldn't be any issue with using the entire cogset. I'll venture we spend over 90% of our time in the middle 4 or 5 or 6 cogs, and chains are pretty flexible. OTH, I don't use my big-big or granny-outer cog as those do create some pretty hairy chainline offsets. dougP On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 6:14:19 AM UTC-7, Skenry wrote: > > I think that for people who tend to ride bikes to the extent that they are > on this list would be fairly well versed in bike maintenance. Thus doing > things like preventative maintenance shouldn't be that big of a deal. I > tend to install a new chain about once a year, I actually just ordered 2 > for some weekend garage time. > > I run my Handsome Speedy as a 1x (8or9 depending on the wheelset) and > never care too much about cross chaining or anything else on it. It might > wear my chain a tad faster, but it is only going to be used for a season > anyway. $15 toss a new one on and forget it for another year. > > I will be honest, and say that on my other multi-ring bikes I try not to > crosschain, but that is another story. For a 1x it just isnt really a big > deal. (to me) > > Cheers, > Scott > Dayton, OH > > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 7:02 PM, HunqRider <pot...@gmail.com <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Bobby, >> It's all about simplicity. I used to ride a bike with all the different >> gears, a Garmin GPS to track my mileage and speed, a cadence meter, etc. I >> just got sick of all that extra stuff. On my new bike, I originally had >> the double chainrings, but I was never using the big ring, so it made sense >> to ditch it and go for the 1x8 setup; easier to keep clean, less to think >> about while riding. Even now I hardly ever spend any time in the small >> cogs, so I'm not cross-chaining for a large % of my riding time. If I >> lived in area that was flatter, I'd like to go with a single-speed, but >> alas, I need some gears for the hills. >> >> >> On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 1:08:55 PM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote: >>> >>> Sorry, but I'm just not getting (or buying into) this 1x fad... AND I >>> believe chain line is really important and cross-chaining IS bad, despite >>> what some claim about their ridiculous 1x11 setups. Someone please >>> convince me otherwise. WHAT is so awful about a front derailleur and a >>> triple chain ring??? It provides all the gear range one could ever want, >>> and enables maintaining a straighter chain line (no extreme >>> cross-chaining!!)... The very thought of using the full range of rear cogs >>> on a single front chain ring makes me cringe. Now, perhaps a 1x3 (using >>> only 3 centered cogs in the rear) makes more sense (but then you'd have >>> only a 3 speed). I like my 21 speeds, thank you. >>> >>> I can almost understand if you're a racer, and front mis-shifts have >>> cost you valuable time; then I suppose losing the front shifter may be >>> worth the tradeoff. Otherwise, I ain't gettin it... That said, please >>> feel free to send me your unwanted front derailleurs... >>> >>> Peace, >>> >>> Bobby (feelin grinchy) Birmingham >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
